Trips from Blaxton, starting with Yorkshire Wildlife Park
A day out from Blaxton leads to Conisbrough Castle, 16 km away. No place to visit is mapped inside Blaxton’s built-up area; 2 are within 5 km of its edge. Among them are a zoo and a historic site.
Just outside Blaxton, the best known
Next to Yorkshire Wildlife Park, the best known is a historic site.
ZooYorkshire Wildlife Park2.8 km outside town, to the westHistoric siteHistoric siteAvro Vulcan1.5 km outside town, to the southwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
How they lie
The map ends at Yorkshire Wildlife Park, 3.3 km out.
The dashed line is Blaxton’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Sorted by kind
Between them they are a zoo and a historic site.
Green: inside Blaxton. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Full list of places
Nothing is inside Blaxton itself; these 2 are within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
1 listed building is on Blaxton’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Blaxton →
Days out
Most famous of the 12 is Conisbrough Castle, 16 km from the centre.
CastleTickhill Castle11 km southwest
MuseumThe Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft11 km northeast
Abbey or priory · English HeritageRoche Abbey17 km southwest
CastleSandal Castle38 km northwest
CastlePontefract Castle30 km northwest
Castle · English HeritageBolsover Castle36 km southwest
CathedralSheffield Cathedral35 km west
CathedralWakefield Cathedral40 km northwest
CathedralCathedral Church of St Marie35 km west
Garden · English HeritageBrodsworth Hall and Gardens18 km west
MuseumCusworth Hall13 km westPlaces well known beyond Blaxton (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust, English Heritage or Cadw property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.
Questions about Blaxton’s attractions
What is there to see near Blaxton?
No attraction is mapped inside Blaxton itself. Within 5 km of it are Yorkshire Wildlife Park and Avro Vulcan.
Does Blaxton have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Blaxton.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Blaxton?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Conisbrough Castle (English Heritage), 16 km west.
What are the best-known days out near Blaxton?
Within 40 km: Conisbrough Castle (16 km), Tickhill Castle (11 km), The Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft (11 km), Roche Abbey (17 km).
Where are Blaxton’s historic buildings listed?
Blaxton has 1 listed buildings. They are on its History page, from Historic England’s list, not repeated here.
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Blaxton when it is inside the ONS 2022 built-up area, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (12)
- Yorkshire Wildlife Park: steven ruffles, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tickhill Castle: original: Michael Patterson derivative work: Paravane, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft: James Race, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roche Abbey: Alison Stamp, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sandal Castle: Abcdef123456 at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pontefract Castle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bolsover Castle: Stephen G Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sheffield Cathedral: Richard Rogerson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wakefield Cathedral: Mike Kirby, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral Church of St Marie: Bob Harvey, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brodsworth Hall and Gardens: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cusworth Hall: Foto43, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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